diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index fe74ba39d9..d741e56c98 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2010-11-19 15:20 UTC+0200 Mindaugas Kavaliauskas (dbtopas/at/dbtopas.lt)
+  * harbour/contrib/rddads/ads1.c
+    ! fixed varchar support for windows introduced in one of last commits
+    ; Varchar is not working, if ADS is set to use "OEM charset support",
+      because AdsGetFieldRaw() returns raw field data and maximum field 
+      length value is always returned.
+      ADS_USE_OEM_TRANSLATION is actually ugly hack to solve some DOS/WIN 
+      codepage issues. I'm not sure what was the reason to introduce it.
+      Sharing the same database between DOS and Windows app or what?...
+      It would be nice if someone who need this setting will test and 
+      support logic in case of variable string, binary string, unicode 
+      string.
+
 2010-11-19 12:38 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * harbour/include/hbdefs.h
   * harbour/src/rdd/dbfntx/dbfntx1.c
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/rddads/ads1.c b/harbour/contrib/rddads/ads1.c
index 2d79c7c140..cc782513ab 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/rddads/ads1.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/rddads/ads1.c
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ static HB_ERRCODE adsGetValue( ADSAREAP pArea, HB_USHORT uiIndex, PHB_ITEM pItem
          }
 #endif
 #ifdef ADS_USE_OEM_TRANSLATION
-         else if( ( pField->uiFlags & HB_FF_BINARY ) == 0 )
+         else if( hb_ads_bOEM && ( pField->uiFlags & HB_FF_BINARY ) == 0 )
          {
 #if ADS_LIB_VERSION >= 600
             u32RetVal = AdsGetFieldRaw( pArea->hTable, ADSFIELD( uiIndex ), pBuffer, &u32Length );